diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 9a374e7..e5a70de 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ inputs:
   ignore-versions:
     description: >
       Comma seperated regex patterns of versions to ignore.
-      Defaults to all major release versions and only deletes pre-release versions.
+      Defaults to all major and minor versions and only deletes pre-release and patch versions.
     required: false
-    default: "^(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0+)$"
+    default: "^(0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.(0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.(0+)$"
 
   token:
     description: >